UK STAFF

Dianna West

Di has worked in our UK office for 9 years, offering help and advice to all our clients. In her own words "When a tall elegant Sudanese gentleman in long flowing pale blue robes visited my junior school (many many moons ago!) I was hooked and ever since that day foreign places and travel have been my abiding passion. Having back-packed for many years and spent a year travelling around Asia overland from Pakistan through to Indonesia, on my return to be offered a job in a Trekking Agency, and one with such an ethically sound basis, was beyond my wildest hopes. How many people can say they have a job that was made for them? Having worked with Doug for over nine years that passion hasn’t diminished."

Captain Tek Limbu

Captain Tek, a former Gurkha officer with the British Army, was with us in our Kathmandu office in the early nineties when we first took up the cause of improving the lives of our staff who had helped us climb Nepalese mountains. He is now working in the UK office having taken advantage of the Government’s special dispensation to Gurkha officers to live and work in the UK, and brings a wealth of 'local' knowledge to our travel operation. Many of our earlier clients will recall Captain, as we call him, with great affection. You are welcome to renew your contact by ringing the office.

Andy Norris

With over 20 years of experience in the travel industry, Andy has led many adventure holidays and treks in Nepal and India, plus Iceland, Greenland and Spitzbergen. Formerly an adviser with Business Link, he has now resumed professional design and photography, and works part time with Community Action Treks and Community Action Nepal, assisting with their publicity and publishing both websites.

NEPAL STAFF

Mahesh Kumar Sewa, is in charge of Operations at our Kathmandu Office, although born in Far East Nepal his education was undertaken through Christian Missionary Schools in Darjeeling, India. Married with 3 children he is the son of an ex Sergeant in the British Gurkhas. He speaks fluent English and German and has gained a wealth of experience in the industry from flight reservations, staff and logistic movements to trek leader.

Mila Shreshtha, our Company Secretary/Accountant, was born in Patan, Kathmandu, has a degree in Zoology and is currently studying Sociology. She has worked in the trekking industry since 1998 and is fluent in English, Nepali, Hindi and of course her mother-tongue, Newar. Being a very reliable and competent worker she has risen to her present position on her own merit. Her knowledge and efficiency ensures that everything runs smoothly in Nepal and is of great assistance to UK staff.

Krishna Bahadur Bhararti, our Office Manager was born in the middle east of Nepal and is married with 4 children. Krishna has worked in the trekking industry for almost 13 years and speaks Nepali and English.

As well as leading some of our treks the much sought after Tej Tamang is also our Operations Manager. We have the ever popular Onchuk, Prem amd Kipa to name but a few. Our very talented field staff include Ang Phurba who has climbed Everest and made the fourth ascent of Kangchenjnga, Sherap Janbhu Sherpa who has climbed seven of the 14,800m summits, including K2 twice – the only climber in the world to do so. Amongst our talented and hard working porters we have Kumar Limbu who holds the record for the Everest Base Camp/Kathmandu ‘marathon’. Just as dedicated and hard working (as Ang Phurba and Sherap) are Sirdars Karna Gurung, a degree student and higher secondary school teacher, Dhan Bahadur Tamang who is fluent in English, a brilliant organiser and a great man in a crisis. Pasang Tamang is energetic and with excellent English and Amrit KC, a college student being supported through his studies by a group of CAN supporters. Our cooks are renowned for their on trek cuisine. The quality of their cooking, certainly has been enhanced by catering lecturer and expedition climber, Pat Green, who gave them two weeks’ practical tuition. He came away saying he had learned as much from them as he taught them. Cooks include Prem Tamang, Kipa Sherpa and Shere Magar to name but a few. As you will have read our staff are drawn from most of Nepal’s main ethnic groups – this is a CAT policy.